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INTERVIEW: Atlantic Avenue
posted: December 10, 2012
Capping off a year that found them performing daily on Van’s Warped Tour, releasing their label debut, and traveling cross-country more than anyone could image, Atlantic Avenue recently took a break from road life to…
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Exclusive Q And A: Anberlin Talk Change, Songwriting, And Smashing With The Pumpkins
posted: December 4, 2012
Anberlin have been perfecting their personal style of driving, melodic modern rock for about ten years now, but they’ve never made an album like this. Vital, the band’s most recent release, melds their signature sound…
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Exclusive Q and A: Departures Talk Time, Age, and T-Swift
posted: November 27, 2012
A recipe for Departures: take equal parts ’90s emo and melodic hardcore, swirl, and let age for several years. Then sip lightly; you might burn your tongue. Brooding guitars, ragged vocals, and pounding drums jostle…
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Exclusive Q and A: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Talk Influences, Indie Rock, And Humiliation
posted: November 20, 2012
Kip Berman, the frontman of New York indie pop band The Pains of Being Pure At Heart isn’t one to hide his influences. When the band emerged as indie darlings after releasing their debut self-titled album…
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Exclusive Q and A: The Maine Talk Moms, Cover Songs, and Reputations
posted: November 8, 2012
The Maine have progressed far beyond their days as a fledgling pop-punk band trying to stand out in a sea of sound-alikes. Since releasing their third full-length album Pioneer in 2011, the band has cemented…
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Exclusive Q and A: Hawthorne Heights Talk Singles, Labels, And Industry Changes
posted: November 6, 2012
If you’re anything like the scores of music-lovers whose teenage years were branded by the full-scale commercialization of emo in the early 2000s, it’s hard to forget the name Hawthorne Heights. Since releasing their 2004 debut studio…
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